A package containing the two books, a money order for $1,000 and a note arrived a half-century after the Phoenix student checked the books out from the library. Found at MSNBC.

The lecture begins with an explanation of why Plato’s Apology is the best introductory text to the study of political philosophy. The focus remains on the Apology as a symbol for the violation of free expression, with Socrates justifying his way of life as a philosopher and defending the utility of philosophy for political life. Complete [...]

Artist Christopher Koelle created drawings to the segment taken from My War: Killing Time In Iraq by U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell, winner of the LuLu Blooker Prize, an award for best book that began as a blog.